LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - With layoffs, furloughs, and the risk of federal job cuts, fear has set in across industries as federal agencies operate with reserve funds, including loan agencies.

The federal government wrapped up its 10th day of shutdown on Friday and sent senators on Capitol Hill into the weekend still in gridlock.

While most federal funds are frozen, a Lexington managing broker said that mortgage loans from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Federal Housing Administration are being processed at a normal pace of 30 to 45 days. However, she believes there’s a possibility that could change if the shutdown continues.

“All the clients that we have under contract now, their FHA loans, their USDA loans are moving right along,” said Ivy Barksdale with Guide Realty

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